Review Blog

Sep 04 2015

Bonny grows her feathers and learns to fly by Angela Robertson-Buchanan

Wild Dog Books, 2015. ISBN 9781742033693
(Ages 4+) Highly recommended. This is the story of Bonny, a rainbow
lorikeet who fell out of her nest, was rescued and cared for and
then released back into the wild. Award-winning photographer Angela
Robertson-Buchanan has put together this superb book filled with
stunning photographs of Bonny's growth. Written in diary form, the
text gives information about Bonny's progress at different points
from Day 1 to Day 90; these are in simple, plain language and the
typeface is large and clear. Interspersed throughout the book are
small chunks of further, general information about rainbow
lorikeets; these pages have a different coloured background to help
distinguish them from Bonnie's journey.
A great addition to any non-fiction collection, young children will
love learning about rainbow lorikeets and life cycles with this
title. A nice one to use alongside Jeremy by Chris Faille as
it follows a very similar format.
Nicole Smith-Forrest